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Iced Sun Tea

Here's how you make Iced Sun Tea
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  • Servings: 4-5
  • Prep: 5m
  • Cook: 3h
    • The following recipe serves 4-5 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 6 small orange pekoe and black tea bags
  • 3 small flavored herbal tea bags (fruit, rose hip or hibiscus flower are great)
  • 1/2 fresh lemon (optional)
  • 1/2 fresh lime (optional)
  • Honey or sugar, amount to taste (optional)(for Southern sweet tea, add about 3/4-1 cup sugar)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Remove any tags from the tea bags (prevents dye from leeching into the tea) and place them in the bottom of a clear, glass, 1/2 gallon pitcher.

  • Step 2: Fill with cold water , add lemon and lime and cover with plastic wrap and a rubber band.

  • Step 3: Place outdoors in the sun (can do out of the sun as well, but takes just a bit longer).

  • Step 4: Allow to brew for 5-6 hours or until it is as dark as you like (warmer weather brews it faster).

  • Step 5: Remove tea bags and fruit and serve tea over ice, sweetened with honey if desired (mix it in while tea is warm).

  • Step 6: Tea will keep about 6 hours, after which the quality decreases rapidly (just like old brewed coffee).

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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